Daughter got a baby betta. 5 Gallon Tank

Three days ago I bought my daughter a baby betta from Petco. Normally, all the babies would not have any noticeable color, but this one caught my eye as she had color. She was also older than the rest. She was basically an impulse buy on the way home from an auto parts store.

Anyway, she is in her new home. Still working on what substrate and decorations to put into tank. In her cup, she did not seem very active at all. The tank she is in is a 5 gallon fluval chi. Everything is new and the filter has been seeded with some biomax from a well established filter. I still need a heater, but the room is 78° to 82°F right now. She did enjoy searching and exploring her new home. She is fun to watch and very active.

Will also be getting a cover for the chi to help keep evaporation lower and to help prevent her from jumping out.

The big drawback is the lack of a lid that comes standard. The next drawback is that the pump is contained in the fountain on top of the tank. The placement of the pump prevents the water level from being lowered much. It is currently set just above the minimum water level.

If you have a Lowes near you, you can get a piece of glass cut to the proper size. The glass should be less than $5, and the cutting is free. The one bad thing is that they don't cut notches (I forget if the chi needs one). If you're clever, though, you can have them take the excess from the class cutting, and cut two more very small pieces to cover the back corners. If you're even more clever, you can buy some glue and hinges so you can flip up the corner pieces.